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Parenting Pointers: Speech Disorders and Friendships

Motherhood Moments

Children with persistent speech disorder have greater difficulty than their peers in making friends and maintaining relationships, according to new research. Researchers analysed data collected from 7,390 participants of Children of the 90s, who attended the clinic at eight years of age.

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Parenting Pointers - When Your Child Learns Differently

Motherhood Moments

Our children and grandchildren cannot hope to memorize how to do what they will need to do in the future roles and careers. Many researchers and practitioners believe that there is a problem both with under- and over-diagnosis. Can children with autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, etc., This material comes from Motherhood Moment.

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How to Plan a Multi-Generation Family Vacation

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Even the New York Times acknowledges that: As boomers join the ranks of grandparents, many are financing vacations for their children and grandchildren. A soon-to-be-released survey from MMGY Global, a travel industry research company, finds that around 5.5 We took my Mom with us to Florida in the 1980’s. Start planning early.

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5 Reasons Why You Should Invest in Gold

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I didn’t believe it myself until I started to research it and then discovered how lucrative it can really be compared to investing in paper. Deciding which type of gold investment to pursue will take some research on your part. Well, some investors have turned to gold. The Benefits of Gold Investment. Add Gold to Your IRA. If so, how?

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How to Talk Estate Plan and Last Wishes with Your Sibling?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Although he is single and lives alone, he has a decades long friendship with a woman and has come to be considered a pseudo Dad and Grandpa by her children and grandchildren, but he has no legal relationship with any of them to my knowledge. This is my most likely course of action. He does not have a will in place.

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What Is National Financial Literacy Month?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The number of personal bankruptcy filings reached 1,500,000 in 2010, the highest number since 2005, and in 2011, the percentage of total consumer filings increased from 2010 (according to the National Bankruptcy Research Center). Share what you know and do with those around you to help the nation become more financially literate!

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How to Pick A Career

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I did some research to see what kinds of jobs I could get that paid the most with the least amount of additional training and became a computer programmer. Even if you do research, study and plan your life’s path, it is going to change – probably many times – over the course of your life.